Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Town Council reschedules regular business meeting on June 19 to June 18, 2025
||| FROM JENNIFER M. KREMBS for TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| Due the Juneteenth holiday, the Town Council regular business meeting scheduled for June 19, 2025 is rescheduled to 12 noon on June 18, 2025.
OPALCO explores solar expansion on Decatur Island
||| FROM KRISTA BOUCHEY for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO is looking to build local renewable power generation to offset potential power shortfalls due to the lack of needed energy supply from the
Rep. Larsen announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge
Challenge open to all Middle and High School students who live or attend school in Washington State’s 2nd District ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick
Washington Gov. Ferguson signs packaging EPR law
Washington is now the seventh U.S. state with a packaging EPR law. ||| FROM WASTE DIVE ||| Gov. Bob Ferguson signed SB 5284 into law on Saturday, the culmination of years of advocacy to get
Kindergarten Transition | A special start for new students
||| FROM THE RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ||| The Orcas Community Resource Center recently hosted their annual Kindergarten Transition event, welcoming over 30 families as their children prepare to begin school this fall. Children from
Online open house for feedback to WSF ticket price increase
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC) sets our ticket prices every two years. Now through Monday, June 9, WSTC is hosting an online open house for the public to
Hawaiʻi makes history as first state to charge tourists to save environment
A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new “green fee” that the governor signed into law today. ||| FROM HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT ||| Hawaiʻi has officially become the
Health Care District regular & special board meetings tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, May 28th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the
San Juan Islands Sculpture Park summer art series returns
Saturdays from 2-4pm June 22 - September 14 (excepting August 17) ||| FROM KRISTEN ARNIM for SAN JUAN ISLANDS SCULPTURE PARK ||| Save your Sunday afternoons for some fun, free art at the San Juan
YMCA Camp Orkila celebrates ribbon cutting for Robinson Education Center and Orca whale sculpture
A Day of Dedication, Community, and Environmental Stewardship ||| FROM YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE ||| The YMCA of Greater Seattle is excited to unveil two transformational additions to its campus: the new Robinson Education Center
Graduation, badge pinning and promotion ceremony at OIFR
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Please join Orcas Fire & Rescue on Saturday, May 31 st from 11 am – 1 pm for a graduation, badge pinning and promotion ceremony
There’s something for you at Orcas Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Thursday Evening Yoga Class Join us for a gentle, restorative yoga class on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Orcas Senior Center. This slow-paced class focuses
Have a garden question? Ask an Orcas Master Gardener
||| FROM JULIA TURNEY and JAY LUCAS for ORCAS MASTER GARDENERS ||| Do you have a question about your soil, have a problem with your fruit tree, or are thinking about starting a garden? Is
Why was Memorial Day originally called “Decoration Day”?
For nearly a century, Memorial Day was largely known by a different name. Here’s a brief look at the day’s history, and why its name changed in the mid-20th century. ||| FROM WORD SMARTS |||
Partners in Care weekly sessions at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Now in its fourth month, Partners in Care—an Orcas Island Lions Club program in collaboration with Orcas Senior Center—offers weekly respite sessions for family caregivers. Held
Experience the joy of drumming
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Discover the joy of drumming with the Spirit of Drumming Group at Orcas Senior Center Tuesdays at 11 a.m This beginner-friendly group focuses on exploring the
